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Daily SG: 16 Sep 2008

Posted by singaporedaily on 16th September 2008

While the Americans are thrown off guard by the bankruptcy of the Leman Brothers, here in Sg, it’s MM Lee’s birthday.

We don’t need no regulation
- TOC: Democracy and Elections: The Impact of Online Politics in Singapore
- TOC: Films of demos and assemblies approved by the authorities
- No “partisan stuff” political films please, we’re Singaporeans: Short film on elderly poor rated NC16

Foreign Workers Not Welcomed in Serangoon Gardens
- Alice Cheong in Wonderland: Serangoon Gardens vs Ethnics Integration Policy vs Foreigners commit fewer crimes

Daily Discourse
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: The Merrill Fire-Sale
- Extreme Prejudice 极端偏见: Glory to our Paralympic Athletes
- The Void Deck: 16 September, Political Defections and Singapore
- Vexillum II: The Cherished Right of Reply, Refused

Life, the universe and everything
- The boy who knew too much: Children at play in the modern world [Thanks Valentine]
- The fire in my life: Smells are free… [Thanks ecko as]

Freebie Goodies
- EastCoastLife: EastCoastLife is giving away a 60″ LG HD Plasma TV!! [Thanks Christopher]
- A L V I N O L O G Y: 5 pairs of Game Convetion Asia VIP passes up for grab

Tina Fey opened SNL yesterday as Sarah Palin with Hilary Clinton (Amy Poehler) - hilarious!

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Daily Tech: 16 Sep 2008

Posted by singaporedaily on 16th September 2008

Tech News
- TG Daily: Taking Core to the Edge: Intel unveils 6-core Xeon CPU
- eFluxMedia: Google to Release Android “Dream” Phone
- ZDNet: Is Microsoft aiming for an early Windows 7 launch?
- BusinessWeek: End Runs Around Vista
- Tech Report: Cheap Core 2 Duo E7400 lands on October 19
- TechConnect: Western Digital releases 500GB My Passport portable hard drives
- Gadget Lab: IPhone Can Take Screenshots of Anything You Do
- InternetNews: How Will Wall Street’s Woes Affect IT?
- TorrentFreak: Spore: Most Pirated Game Ever Thanks to DRM
- 1UP: Wrath of the Lich King Releasing November 13

Reviews | Guides
- VR-Zone: de-ZEPTO-con Nox A15
- TechSpot: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro
- HWZ: Intel’s X25-M Solid State Drive Examined
- Gizmodo: HTC Touch HD, Touch 3G and Touch Viva Hands-On Impressions
- TrustedReviews: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77
- IGN: Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Early Start Hands-on

SG Tech
- theory.isthereason: DRM hurts the wrong people. Let’s fix it
- Ong Jiin Joo: Thoughts and tips on iPhone3G@SG
- Tech65: 65Bits Episode 88 : Confucius Says..

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